Council Princes of Jerusalem

 

Sovereign Prince
Raymond F. Bishop, 32° MSA

High Priest
Perry E. Coxson III, 32°
Senior Warden
Ill. Brian S. Williams, 33°
Junior Warden
Murad G. Shorrab, 32°
Master of Ceremonies
W. Daniel McCoy, 32°
Master of Entrances
Lee R. Hanshaw, 32°
 

LESSONS OF THE SCOTTISH RITE, COUNCIL OF PRINCES OF JERUSALEM

There are two degrees associated with the Council of Princes of Jerusalem, 15° and 16°.
  • 15° Knight of the East or Sword This degree teaches the important lessons of loyalty to conviction and devotion to right.
  • 16° Prince of Jerusalem This degree teaches loyalty to truth and fidelity to duty.

Living Past Sovereign Princes

† Unaffiliated

Alan R. Burton, MSA (1976) Ill. Lloyd C. Billman, 33° (1978) †Ronald S. Conners (1979)
Ill. Curtis A. Miller, 33° (1990) Ill. Timothy N. Flack, 33° (1993) Frederick E. McNeal (1994)
Harold E. Blackann, MSA (1998) Ill. Russell W. Gillam III, 33° (1999) Ill. Timothy A. Johnson, 33° (2000)
Ill. Robert E. McBride, 33° (2003) Ill. Robert E. McBride, 33° (2004) Perry L. Billman (2006)
Ill. John J. Vargo, 33° (2007) Ill. Ronald E. Gordon, 33° (2009) Ill. Dominic M. Lucarelli, 33° (2011)
August A. Angel, MSA (2012) Robert L. Rodkey, MSA (2013) Dennis E. Doing, MSA (2014)
James B. Parker IV, MSA (2015) Ill. Zel E. Bush, 33° (2016) Michael J. Waldern, MSA (2017)
Thomas R. Baker, MSA (2018) Robert W. Ridzon (2020) Andrew Konsol Jr. (2021)
Nelson H. Crain (2022) R. Bradley Lankford (2023) W. Douglas Nutter (2024)

Past Sovereign Princes (Deceased)

† Unaffiliated

James H. Nutt (1911-12) John S. Lewis (1913-14) Elias S. Faust (1915)
Harvey M. Rein (1916) August C. Jacob (1917-18) Fred J. Warnock (1919-20)
Ill. James R. Cluxton, 33° (1921-23) Floyd M. McFetrich (1924-25) Robert McGhie (1926-27)
Charles McConnel (1928-29) Andrew Lawton (1930) Ill. Robert L. Troescher, MSA, 33° (1931)
Ill. Karl M. Howell, MSA, 33° (1932-33) C. Howard Evans (1934-35) Ill. Harry S. Manchester, MSA, 33° (1936-37)
Ill. Herman N. George, 33° (1938-39) Wilbur H. Conklin (1940-41) Nellie V. McMillin (1942-43)
Morris Scheibel, MSA (1944) Ill. Joseph H. Lloyd, 33° (1945) A. J Morris, MSA (1946)
Richard C. Lamond (1947) Ill. B. Stanford Williams, 33° (1948) Ill. Roy A. Curl, MSA, 33° (1949)
Thomas L. White (1950) Harry G. Hoffmaster (1951) Ill. David E. Williams, 33° (1952)
Samuel R. Norris (1953) Edgar G. Davis (1954) Ill. Kenneth D. Archibald, 33° (1955)
Knowles Wyatt (1956) Frank E. Turner (1957) Jack A. Williams (1958)
Ill. James P. Hale II, 33° (1959) Ill. George A. Playforth, 33° (1960) Ill. John W. Lamont, 33° (1961)
Ill. H. Leighton Jones, 33° (1962) Ill. Clifford M. Powell, MSA, 33° (1963) Ill. Paul C. Bauschatz, 33° (1964)
Edwin J. Anderson (1965) Ill. Frank Feeley, 33° (1966) Joseph N. Higley (1967)
Ill. Arnold L. Cooper, MSA, 33° (1968) Carroll E Matter (1969) Ill. Royal C. Scofield Jr., 33° (1970)
Ned H. Higley (1971) Harold S. Clark (1972) Ill. Howard C. Bodine Jr., 33° (1973)
Kenneth B. Little, MSA (1974) Frederick J. Windon (1975) Willard A. Thomas (1977)
Ill. Edwin L. Ott, 33° (1980) Ill. William M. Weems, 33° (1981) Clifford G. Swartz, MSA (1982)
Ill. Lewis E Mehocic, 33° (1983) A. Claude Boyce, MSA (1984) †Donald C. Cronin (1985)
Richard W. Kroner (1986) Ill. Arthur T. Reeves, 33° (1987) Robert E. Burch (1988)
Ill. James O. Drake, 33° (1989) Edwin R. Smith (1991) Ill. H. Douglas Wilcox, 33° (1992)
Ill. David A. Rich, 33° (1995) Robert E Foran Jr. (1996) Bernard G. Locke Jr (1999)
Paul L. McGraw (2001) Ill. Frank T. England, 33° (2002) Ill. Richard H. Palm, 33° (2005)
Ill. Allen G. Bohr, 33° (2008) Robert K. Ellway, MSA (2010) Ill. Richard J. Brady, 33° (2019)